C3PO action figure

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

20884

Title

C3PO action figure

Description

A figure of the droid C3PO. The toy is coverd in gold plastic and has jointed limbs for movement.

Artist / maker

Lucas Film Ltd

Date

1977

Size

5.5 x 3.5 cm

Type

Toy

Location

Museum of Childhood

Accession number

MC479.2001

C-3PO is one of the four characters to appear in all six of the Star Wars feature films, and one of only two characters portrayed by the same actor in all six installments of the series (the other being Kenny Baker as R2-D2).
In all his various appearances, he is portrayed by Anthony Daniels.
C-3PO is a droid designed to serve humans, and boasts that he is fluent "In over six million forms of communication." C-3PO is generally seen with his long-time counterpart, R2-D2, a small, quirky droid. The droid's main function is to assist with etiquette, customs, and translation so that meetings of different cultures can run smoothly.

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